Posted on 18th Dec 2011 @ 8:41 AM

LITTLE DIOMEDE ALASKA

Our KITES are being flown at the most northwestern part of the United States in Little Diomede, Alaska! Little Diomede Island is the most extreme north-westerly possession of the United States of America. It lies just south of the Arctic Circle at a latitude of 65.40° and is separated from the Russian territory of Big Diomede Island by a narrow, racing, two-and-a-quarter-mile channel. A few thousand years ago, before the end of the Ice Age, Diomede was part of a huge land bridge, across which, many scientists now believe, came the first human inhabitants of the Americas. The Russian mainland is only 30 miles away and the American mainland even less. In winter, when the sea freezes, it's possible to walk from one continent to the other. There is a wonderful school teacher there by the name of Sandra Quinn who orders our kites for the kids of Little Diomede. She has a super interesting blog that you won't want to miss!

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